I'm not in Manitoba... we have grocery stores open on holidays, so I only have to plan minutes ahead. It's called freedom. Why do you hate freedom? And why do you hate restaurant workers who can't have a holiday?
Did you miss this part of my post??? "... but shut everything down, other than essential services, then. Make it fair."
Plan ahead... buy some Jerry-cans... bring a tent. These people deserve holidays as much as you.
People are forced to work holidays so you can be entertained. How elitist of you...
Freedom to you means some else is supposed do work on a holiday you are enjoying just to fill your wants whether you need them or not. The fact that they may have to work to fill your wants and can't be with their spouses and kids on a holiday is unimportant. The idea behind stats is to give as many people as possible the same day off together.
Some services have to stay open, hotels and their restaurants, other restaurants are not essential. I've been stuck in countries where I had to eat in a hotel on a local stat because restaurants aren't open and even if it was more expensive, that was OK with me. I know what it is like to be on the other side of the world during stat holidays at home. It wasn't optional in my line of work.
Some gas stations, people can't be stuck in the middle of nowhere because all the gas stations are closed. Otherwise, I always make sure my tank was full before a holiday or weekend anyway. Transportation in general has to be operating on holidays.
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